[Geoinfo] [Fwd: PhD opportunity at the University of Geneva]

[Rubén Somoza]

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Asunto: PhD opportunity at the University of Geneva
De:     "Richard Spikings" <richard.spikings en UNIGE.CH>
Fecha:  Mar, 2 de Abril de 2013, 12:54
Para:   GEO-TECTONICS en JISCMAIL.AC.UK
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Hi,

A PhD is being offerred at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. The
study is mainly oriented towards thermochronology, but includes field work
in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador, and has a significant structural
component. I would be very grateful if you could pass this on to any
potential PhD students.

Many thanks,
Richard


The Mineralogy Department of the Section of Earth and Environmental
Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland, requests applications for a
funded postgraduate (PhD) position to advance high-temperature U-Pb
thermochronology of accessory phases extracted from Mesozoic crystalline
rocks. The project will combine single and multiple grain analyses with
in-situ measurements, resulting in the construction of continuous thermal
history paths at temperatures >350°C. U-Pb zircon geochronology and
40Ar/39Ar thermochronology will be used to provide independent data to
assist with the construction of the thermal histories. The study includes
a significant field component in the Andes of Ecuador and Colombia, where
the geological history is well constrained, and thus they represent a
superb natural laboratory to advance U-Pb thermochronology.

The project is funded for a period of 3 years (extendable to 4 years,
depending on performance) by the Swiss National Science Foundation. We
invite people with a BSc. (hons; 1st class or 2-1), MSc. or equivalent
degree in Earth Sciences to apply. U-Pb thermochronology is a new and
challenging part of quantitative Earth Sciences, and therefore a high
degree of competency in mathematics and natural sciences is beneficial, as
is the ability to work in a clean air laboratory environment with
sophisticated equipment, and to conduct field work at high altitude. 
Candidates must be able to communicate fluently in English, and knowledge
of French and some Spanish would be an advantage, but is not mandatory.
The candidate will start on the 1st of August, 2013. All applications will
be evaluated until a suitable candidate has been found.

The University of Geneva, as part of the Earth Science school of the
Universities of Lausanne and Geneva, offers state-of-the-art analytical
facilities for thermochronology, geochronology and isotope geochemistry
(multi-collector and single-collector sector-field LA-ICP-MS, SIMS, TIMS,
noble gas MS, fission-track analysis). Some laboratory analyses will be
performed at the University College Dublin.

Applications, including a CV, list of referees and a statement about your
career plan are to be sent to Dr. Richard Spikings
(richard.spikings en unige.ch). The departmental website can be found at
http://www.unige.ch/sciences/terre/mineral/index.html

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Rubén Somoza
Dpto. Ciencias Geológicas, FCEyN, UBA
Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2
C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina


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